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This wiki houses an extensive collection of strategy guides for Diablo and Hellfire. Most of these are archived guides originally written in the late 1990s, during Diablo's heyday, and are as useful now as they were then.  Here follows a listing of various strategy offerings. See the [[:category: D1 Strategy|Diablo Strategies category]] for a full list of quick links.

* For discussion of Diablo and Hellfire strategies with players who still play the games, check out [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=144 the Diablo I Forum] at the Unofficial Site.

==General Information==
* [[Jarulf's Guide]] -- The most extensive guide for Diablo & Hellfire.
* [[Bare Necessities 101]] -- An anti-dream equipment list, this one details the absolute minimum a character needs to survive.
* [[Diablo Quests]] -- General information about Quests, and links to pages on every single quest, all of which contain strategy advice.
* [[D1 Shrines|Diablo and Hellfire Shrines]] -- The full listing.
* [[Avoiding PKs 101]] -- Battle.net era guide to playing trouble free.
* [[Battle.net 101]] -- Basic info about playing Diablo I over Battle.net
* [[D1 Chat Commands]] -- A full listing of useful /commands.


==Monster Strategies==
* [[Black Death 101]] -- Dealing with the pesky, permanent hit point draining yellow zombies.
* [[Butcher 101]] -- Tactics and techniques to deal with the [[Butcher]].
* [[Diablo 101]] -- Tactics, techniques, and facts about killing [[D1 Diablo (monster)|Big Red]].
* [[Skeleton King 101]] -- Tactics and techniques to deal with [[King Leoric]].


==Spell and Combat Advice==
* [[Melee 101]] -- Tips and tricks for better melee combat, beginner and advanced.
* [[Spellcraft 101]] -- Detailed techniques for every spell in the game.
* [[D1_Spellbooks]] Encyclopedia coverage of everything related to spells, magic reqs, mana costs, and much more.
* [[Telekill]] -- Telekilling Tips and Tricks for Warriors and everyone else.
* [[Chain Lightning Tutorial]] -- Detailed discussion of this tricky spell. With screenshots.
* [[Charged Bolt Tutorial]] -- Detailed discussion of this tricky spell. With screenshots.
* [[Flash Tutorial]] -- Detailed discussion of this tricky spell. With screenshots.
* [[Lightning Tutorial]] -- Detailed discussion of this tricky spell. With screenshots.


==Character Specific Guides==

===Barbarian Strategies===
* [[Barbarian|Barbarian Character Page]] -- Stats, tables, basic info galore.

===Bard Strategies===
* [[Bard|Bard Character Page]] -- Stats, tables, basic info galore.
* [[Bard Weapon Combinations]] -- Bards can dual wield, and the best two-weapon combinations are not what you might expect.

===Monk Strategies===
* [[Monk|Monk Character Page]] -- Stats, tables, basic info galore.

===Rogue Strategies===
* [[Rogue|Rogue Character Page]] -- Stats, tables, basic info galore.
* [[Rogue 101]] -- Beginning Rogue advice and tactics.
* [[Shrui's Multiplayer Rogue Guide]] A huge guide with lots of rogue and MP advice.

===Sorcerer Strategies===
* [[Sorcerer|Sorcerer Character Page]] -- Stats, tables, basic info galore.
* [[Sorcerer 101]] -- Beginning Mage advice and tactics.
* [[Flux's Expert Mage Guide]] -- Advanced advice for expert mages.
* [[Beyond Naked Mage 101]] -- Making mages fun again, by playing with only cursed equipment.

===Warrior Strategies===
* [[Warrior|Warrior Character Page]] -- Stats, tables, basic info galore.
* [[Warrior 101]] -- Beginning Warrior advice and tactics.
* [[Gore's Warrior Strategies]] -- Mid-level warrior strategies by Gore.
* [[Bolty's High Level Warrior Guide]] -- Expert Warrior tips and tricks, by Bolty.


==Acknowledgments==

Thanks to all of the old regulars on the DSF, Blizzard's Battle.net Diablo Strategy Forum, for writing most of these guides and going through the arguments required to arrive at the wisdom expressed through them. Also thanks to the [http://arewehavingfunyet.com/diablo/diablo.shtml Freshman Diablo site] for archiving many of them over the long years.


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